Is This All Electric GMC Sierra Denali A Glimpse Of The Future?

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We’ve all seen the motorized toy cars that kids roll around in and think, “awe – how cute.” This mini, all-electric GMC Sierra Denali, however, takes the concept of playtime to a whole other level.

With actual rubber tires, LED headlights, chrome-plated wheels, and a “smartphone-compatible stereo sound system,” this mini-Sierra Denali is cool enough to make a grown man slightly envious – we know we wish they were around when we were kids. This little truck will offer 2 hours of playtime per 12-hour charge. At a price of $450, there’s a lot of fun to be had for relatively little, especially compared to the MSRP of a full-size Denali truck. As this Toyland article points out, that price is a mere fraction of what it would cost for the real thing.

While on the topic of battery operated trucks, we came up with the following question; how soon can we expect to see vehicles like this all-electric Sierra on the road? Consider alternative fueling, such as propane – which there’s plenty of here in the states. On the other hand, electric motors are capable of some serious torque, and running off of a renewable energy source is more beneficial than an abundant (though still highly finite) fossil fuel.

Let us know what your guesstimate is in the comment section below. The reader with the closest guess gets an imaginary one million dollars, and invaluable bragging rights.

It might be difficult to build an all electric GMC Sierra Denali; but one would think it might be possible to build a plug-in hybrid using components from the Chevy Volt with larger electric motors and a L83 5.3L EcoTec3 V8.